ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2017
Seeing in the deep-sea: visual adaptations in lanternfishes.
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- Multiple Pathways of Visual Adaptations for Water Column Usage in an Antarctic Adaptive Radiation.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Multiple Approaches to the Trophic Role of Mesopelagic Fish around the Iberian Peninsula.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Developing and adult reef fish show rapid light-induced plasticity in their visual system.Molecular ecology · 2023Article
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- Seeing the rainbow: mechanisms underlying spectral sensitivity in teleost fishes.The Journal of experimental biology · 2020Review
- A detailed investigation of the visual system and visual ecology of the Barrier Reef anemonefish, Amphiprion akindynos.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Quantifying the relationship between optical anatomy and retinal physiological sensitivity: A comparative approach.The Journal of comparative neurology · 2018Article
- Visual tuning in the flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron to detect blue, bioluminescent light.PloS one · 2018Article
- Rhodopsin gene evolution in early teleost fishes.PloS one · 2018Article
- Vision in dim light: highlights and challenges.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2017Article
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Abstract
Ecological and behavioural constraints play a major role in shaping the visual system of different organisms. In the mesopelagic zone of the deep- sea, between 200 and 1000 m, very low intensities of downwelling light remain, creating one of the dimmest habitats in the world. This ambient light is, however, enhanced by a multitude of bioluminescent signals emitted by its inhabitants, but these are generally dim and intermittent. As a result, the visual system of mesopelagic organisms has been pushed to its sensitivity limits in order to function in this extreme environment. This review covers the current body of knowledge on the visual system of one of the most abundant and intensely studied groups of mesopelagic fishes: the lanternfish (Myctophidae). We discuss how the plasticity, performance and novelty of its visual adaptations, compared with other deep-sea fishes, might have contributed to the diversity and abundance of this family.This article is part of the themed issue 'Vision in dim light'.
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